Feds should deport 19,000 California inmates to meet court ordered cuts
Image via WikipediaIf the U.S. Supreme Court says California has to create room in its prisons by releasing convicts, the least the federal government can do is send those who are illegal aliens back over the border. The message is simple: If you come to our country and don’t follow the rules, you’re outta here.If the feds insist on releasing inmates then they should shoulder their share of the problem by sending these guys home. One problem could be adding troops to the cartels the Mexicans are fighting, but they may wind up fighting for them in California if they are not sent home.
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The state could mitigate the public danger posed by released prisoners with a little help from the feds. An estimated 19,000 of California’s convicts are illegal aliens, who cost the state approximately a billion dollars a year to incarcerate. In 2009, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested deporting illegals as a cost-saving measure. The state argued at the time that “These inmates are the federal government’s responsibility and California taxpayers shouldn’t be paying the bill.” The federal government, however, was not as forthcoming as it might have been, and the plan didn’t meet its potential. Given that the current choice may be between deporting convicted illegals or letting them roam free, the case for deportation is even stronger.
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I think the court order was a mistake, but California has helped create this problem by over paying staff and not building sufficient facilities. I saw an article recently that indicated that the retirement for prison guards was better than that for graduates of Harvard or Yale. That is a problem that California still has to address.
Hans A. von Spakovsky discusses the absurdity of the order. It is well worth reading.
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